20-10-2003, 09:59 PM
Hi all,
Got a few on the weekend at Queenscliff. 5 Saturday morning (a bit slow-should of got up earlier) and another 9 in the early evening-6-8PM.
Got up at 4AM sunday morning feeling keen but the way the trees were bending over made me go straight back to bed.
Tried again in the arvo but the tide and wind were pretty strong-could'nt keep the jigs down.
Any suggestions on rigs and techniques when the drift and tide are running hard would be greatly appreciated.
I usually just drift with a jig tied straight to the line and maybe one bait tied straight to the line as well trailing behind the boat just off the bottom. The problem is as soon as the wind or tide picks up the jigs come straight to the surface. I considered a patternoster rig with an unweighted jig above but always thought I'd be constantly snagging the sinker.
John, I noted in one of your previous posts you mentioned fishing at anchor. I always thought you had to drift for squid-shows what I know. Do you mind sharing and techniques you use while at anchor? Thanx in advance.
By the way my boat's a 5.4m white and blue f/glass kingfisher runabout with the the letters D.J. on the side(don't ask why-already there when I bought the boat and still hav'nt thought of a good name). If I see your boat on the water I'll say g'day. Same goes for AOK.
Cheers
Simon
Got a few on the weekend at Queenscliff. 5 Saturday morning (a bit slow-should of got up earlier) and another 9 in the early evening-6-8PM.
Got up at 4AM sunday morning feeling keen but the way the trees were bending over made me go straight back to bed.
Tried again in the arvo but the tide and wind were pretty strong-could'nt keep the jigs down.
Any suggestions on rigs and techniques when the drift and tide are running hard would be greatly appreciated.
I usually just drift with a jig tied straight to the line and maybe one bait tied straight to the line as well trailing behind the boat just off the bottom. The problem is as soon as the wind or tide picks up the jigs come straight to the surface. I considered a patternoster rig with an unweighted jig above but always thought I'd be constantly snagging the sinker.
John, I noted in one of your previous posts you mentioned fishing at anchor. I always thought you had to drift for squid-shows what I know. Do you mind sharing and techniques you use while at anchor? Thanx in advance.
By the way my boat's a 5.4m white and blue f/glass kingfisher runabout with the the letters D.J. on the side(don't ask why-already there when I bought the boat and still hav'nt thought of a good name). If I see your boat on the water I'll say g'day. Same goes for AOK.
Cheers
Simon